Chinese Dragon Workshop

Chinese Dragon Workshop- Hua Hua Zhang

An introduction of Chinese culture and folk art. Students will study the mythology of Chinese dragons and their origin. They then are able to create dragons in different ways. They will learn Chinese calligraphy for the word "dragon", draw dragons and sculpt dragons. They will make a small shadow dragon to perform on the shadow screen. They can make a large festival dragon and dance with it. Student will also learn cooperation when they work as a group to perform the Dragon Dance.